Crime
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Smith Unit Guard Takes a “Career Research” Trip to the Other Side of the Bars
In today’s episode of Lubbock’s Best and Brightest, we meet 19-year-old Jo’Brian Liendo. Jo’Brian was a correctional officer at the Smith Unit in Lamesa, but apparently, he felt his job performance was suffering because he lacked “lived experience.” To fix this, he headed over to the 7200 block of Avenue S last Sunday to see [...]Read More... from Smith Unit Guard Takes a “Career Research” Trip to the Other Side of the Bars
Lubbock’s Most Wanted: The Man Who Forgot His Car Was Snitching on Him
It’s 2:30 a.m. in Lubbock. Most of us are either dreaming of a world without dust storms or regretting a late-night Spanky’s run, but 24-year-old Tadrian Ward was allegedly busy turning Avenue P into a low-budget action movie. According to the LPD, a verbal spat near 34th Street escalated into a multi-vehicle chase, because apparently, [...]Read More... from Lubbock’s Most Wanted: The Man Who Forgot His Car Was Snitching on Him
West Texas Justice: Where It Only Takes 30 Years and Three Different Crime Scenes to Almost Get a Conviction
It’s been eight years since 20-year-old Jeannie Quinn was found hanging in the Abilene woods with “hard wire” twisted around her neck and her hands bound. Because nothing says “natural causes” or “tragic accident” quite like being gift-wrapped with utility wire in a thicket. Yet, here we are in 2026, and the legal system in [...]Read More... from West Texas Justice: Where It Only Takes 30 Years and Three Different Crime Scenes to Almost Get a Conviction
Politics
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Local Man Writes Laws, Hires Self to Enforce Them, Claims He’s Saving the ‘Tech Brand’ from Reality
In the most “Lubbock” move since the last time we paved a road only to dig it up a week later, Texas Tech Chancellor Brandon Creighton is doing a victory lap for a problem he personally manufactured. For those keeping track of the grift, Creighton spent his time in the State Senate writing the very [...]Read More... from Local Man Writes Laws, Hires Self to Enforce Them, Claims He’s Saving the ‘Tech Brand’ from Reality
Trump Kills $7M Grant Because Apparently Learning to Farm is “Too Woke” Now
Meet Diana Padilla, a woman from Harlingen who had the audacity to think that teaching Texans how to grow their own food was a good idea. For years, she and her husband have been running a community garden, giving “pep talks” to people who couldn’t afford organic kale at the farmer’s market. It was all [...]Read More... from Trump Kills $7M Grant Because Apparently Learning to Farm is “Too Woke” Now
Texas Comptroller Discovers That ‘Acting’ Doesn’t Mean ‘King of the Universe’
In a shocking twist for anyone who thinks the Texas Constitution is just a suggestion, an Austin judge has officially told acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock to sit down and behave. On Monday, Judge Amy Meachum issued a temporary injunction blocking the state’s bold (and by “bold,” I mean “legally questionable”) move to kick women and [...]Read More... from Texas Comptroller Discovers That ‘Acting’ Doesn’t Mean ‘King of the Universe’
Guns
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Smith Unit Guard Takes a “Career Research” Trip to the Other Side of the Bars
In today’s episode of Lubbock’s Best and Brightest, we meet 19-year-old Jo’Brian Liendo. Jo’Brian was a correctional officer at the Smith Unit in Lamesa, but apparently, he felt his job performance was suffering because he lacked “lived experience.” To fix this, he headed over to the 7200 block of Avenue S last Sunday to see [...]Read More... from Smith Unit Guard Takes a “Career Research” Trip to the Other Side of the Bars
Lubbock’s Most Wanted: The Man Who Forgot His Car Was Snitching on Him
It’s 2:30 a.m. in Lubbock. Most of us are either dreaming of a world without dust storms or regretting a late-night Spanky’s run, but 24-year-old Tadrian Ward was allegedly busy turning Avenue P into a low-budget action movie. According to the LPD, a verbal spat near 34th Street escalated into a multi-vehicle chase, because apparently, [...]Read More... from Lubbock’s Most Wanted: The Man Who Forgot His Car Was Snitching on Him
Bulk Savings, Bulk Threats: Sam’s Club Now Offering a 24-Pack of Aggravated Assault
Nothing says “Lubbock weekend” quite like a trip to the Marsha Sharp Sam’s Club to stock up on 48 rolls of toilet paper and a side of existential dread. But for one lucky couple back in February 2025, the shopping experience included a little something extra. Zeylium Rodriguez, 25, decided that “threatening glances” weren’t enough [...]Read More... from Bulk Savings, Bulk Threats: Sam’s Club Now Offering a 24-Pack of Aggravated Assault
Public Health
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Shallowater: Come for the Small-Town Charm, Stay for the Radioactive Kidney Failure
Our neighbors in Shallowater just got some glowing news from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. It turns out the local tap water has officially surpassed the EPA’s “try not to grow a third arm” limit for combined uranium. While the feds suggest 30 micrograms per liter is the maximum acceptable amount for human survival, [...]Read More... from Shallowater: Come for the Small-Town Charm, Stay for the Radioactive Kidney Failure
East Lubbock Hospitality: Now Featuring Free Dental Exams (From Stray Dogs)
Nothing says “Good morning, Hub City” quite like an 8:00 AM cardio session involving a pack of aggressive dogs. On Thursday morning, an elderly woman in the 2400 block of East 8th Street found out the hard way that in Lubbock, the sidewalks aren’t just for walking—they’re a buffet line for neighborhood hounds whose owners [...]Read More... from East Lubbock Hospitality: Now Featuring Free Dental Exams (From Stray Dogs)
Lubbock’s “Cicada” Strategy: If We Don’t Test the Poop, the Virus Doesn’t Exist
The CDC is sounding the alarm on yet another variant, BA.3.2, nicknamed “Cicada.” While the CDC is just trying to make sure we’re aware this thing is making the rounds, Lubbock is handling the news with its trademark “if I can’t see it, it’s not there” energy. Local health officials claim there’s “no record” of [...]Read More... from Lubbock’s “Cicada” Strategy: If We Don’t Test the Poop, the Virus Doesn’t Exist
Education
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Local Man Writes Laws, Hires Self to Enforce Them, Claims He’s Saving the ‘Tech Brand’ from Reality
In the most “Lubbock” move since the last time we paved a road only to dig it up a week later, Texas Tech Chancellor Brandon Creighton is doing a victory lap for a problem he personally manufactured. For those keeping track of the grift, Creighton spent his time in the State Senate writing the very [...]Read More... from Local Man Writes Laws, Hires Self to Enforce Them, Claims He’s Saving the ‘Tech Brand’ from Reality
Texas Tech Chancellor Promises “Efficiency” is the Only Reason He’s Deleting Your Identity
Our very own Chancellor Brandon Creighton—a man who apparently loved the censorship bill he wrote as a Senator so much that he moved into the Texas Tech System just to make sure the “Delete” key stayed warm—is back in the news. He’s currently doing a victory lap for his new course guidelines, which have successfully [...]Read More... from Texas Tech Chancellor Promises “Efficiency” is the Only Reason He’s Deleting Your Identity
New Home ISD Discovers “Life Skills” Includes Navigating a 60-Mile Daily Commute; Feds Unimpressed
Nothing says “Small Town Texas Pride” quite like the federal government showing up at your door with a clipboard and a list of Civil Rights violations. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has officially opened an investigation into New Home ISD because, apparently, “Special Education” isn’t supposed to mean “shipping four-year-olds 30 [...]Read More... from New Home ISD Discovers “Life Skills” Includes Navigating a 60-Mile Daily Commute; Feds Unimpressed
Local Government
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Dry Heat, Dry Pools: Lubbock Perfects the ‘Concrete Hole’ Aesthetic for Summer 2026
Congratulations, Lubbock! We’ve officially achieved our goal of becoming a literal desert with zero oases. The city recently announced that for the 2026 season, public pools will remain exactly as they’ve been since 2024: bone-dry concrete pits suitable only for skateboarding or heatstroke. Clapp Pool, our final holdout of municipal hydration, has officially been declared [...]Read More... from Dry Heat, Dry Pools: Lubbock Perfects the ‘Concrete Hole’ Aesthetic for Summer 2026
Pick Your Poison: The 2026 Race to Sink the Hub City
Welcome back to another episode of “Who Wants to Rule This Dust Bowl?” as the mayoral candidates for the 2026 election crawl out of the woodwork to promise us the world while the potholes on 34th Street continue to swallow subcompact cars. Leading the pack is incumbent Mark McBrayer, who’s spent two years bragging about [...]Read More... from Pick Your Poison: The 2026 Race to Sink the Hub City
Gary Boren Learns That Calendars Are Not Just For Decorative Purposes
Gary Boren, a man who has run for more local offices than there are potholes on Indiana Avenue, just hit a slight snag in his latest quest for power. It turns out that when the City of Lubbock asks how long you’ve lived in a district, they actually expect you to tell the truth—and then, [...]Read More... from Gary Boren Learns That Calendars Are Not Just For Decorative Purposes
Economics
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Texas Graciously Grants You a Three-Day Discount on Not Dying During the Next Dust-Induced Apocalypse
Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock—filling in for whoever usually handles our impending doom—wants you to know that from April 25 to 27, the State of Texas is briefly suspending its habit of nickel-and-diming you so you can actually afford to survive the next weather-related catastrophe. It’s the “Emergency Preparation Supplies Sales Tax Holiday,” a 72-hour window [...]Read More... from Texas Graciously Grants You a Three-Day Discount on Not Dying During the Next Dust-Induced Apocalypse
Behold the Glory: TxDOT Finally Finishes Four Whole Miles of Loop 88
Break out the sparkling cider and the commemorative gold-plated shovels, because Lubbock has officially achieved the impossible. After five years of staring at orange cones and questioning our life choices on FM 1585, TxDOT has finally opened a “historic” four-mile stretch of Loop 88. That’s right—four miles. At this blistering pace of roughly 0.8 miles [...]Read More... from Behold the Glory: TxDOT Finally Finishes Four Whole Miles of Loop 88
Trump Kills $7M Grant Because Apparently Learning to Farm is “Too Woke” Now
Meet Diana Padilla, a woman from Harlingen who had the audacity to think that teaching Texans how to grow their own food was a good idea. For years, she and her husband have been running a community garden, giving “pep talks” to people who couldn’t afford organic kale at the farmer’s market. It was all [...]Read More... from Trump Kills $7M Grant Because Apparently Learning to Farm is “Too Woke” Now
Police
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Smith Unit Guard Takes a “Career Research” Trip to the Other Side of the Bars
In today’s episode of Lubbock’s Best and Brightest, we meet 19-year-old Jo’Brian Liendo. Jo’Brian was a correctional officer at the Smith Unit in Lamesa, but apparently, he felt his job performance was suffering because he lacked “lived experience.” To fix this, he headed over to the 7200 block of Avenue S last Sunday to see [...]Read More... from Smith Unit Guard Takes a “Career Research” Trip to the Other Side of the Bars
West Texas Justice: Where It Only Takes 30 Years and Three Different Crime Scenes to Almost Get a Conviction
It’s been eight years since 20-year-old Jeannie Quinn was found hanging in the Abilene woods with “hard wire” twisted around her neck and her hands bound. Because nothing says “natural causes” or “tragic accident” quite like being gift-wrapped with utility wire in a thicket. Yet, here we are in 2026, and the legal system in [...]Read More... from West Texas Justice: Where It Only Takes 30 Years and Three Different Crime Scenes to Almost Get a Conviction
Texas Tech Police Master the Art of the Shrug After F-150 Claims Another Victim
In a city where the “state flower” is a crumpled Ford F-150 bumper, Lubbock has once again proven that the only thing more dangerous than our intersections is the bureaucracy tasked with patrolling them. Jordyn Dabelstein, a 22-year-old student with the audacity to actually stop at a red light on Texas Tech Parkway, was rear-ended [...]Read More... from Texas Tech Police Master the Art of the Shrug After F-150 Claims Another Victim